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Fraction
In common usage a '''fraction''' is any part of a Units of measurement|unit.
Fraction may also mean:
- Fraction (mathematics), a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field
- Fraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation
- Fraction (religion), the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian Communion
- Fraction (politics), a parliamentary party
- Fraction (comic)|''Fraction'' (comic), a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuit
- Timeshare|Fractional (ownership), a reference to property timeshare
- In Human Resources, ''fraction'' can refer to the percentage of full-time a part-time employee works. So, for example, if an employee works 50% of the usual hours, their fraction is 50%. Positions which are filled by multiple employees at once can also be expressed by fractions > 100%. For example, if a position is budgeted as 150%, that means one 100% employee and one 50% employee can fill it at a time, or three 50% employees. In this sense, fraction is in units of full-time equivalent employees.
- Matt Fraction, a comic book author
See also
- A faction – note spelling – is a wikt:splinter group|splinter group or other smaller group within or previously associated with a larger group.
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